label

Bridgezipf 4.43

Pronunciation

/ˈleɪbəl/(LAY-bul)

Part of speech

verbneutral

Chinese

标注；贴标签；归类（给某人或某物附上一个描述性标识，有时含有简化之意）

Definition

To attach a label to something; to describe someone or something with a particular term, often dismissively.

Word family

  • label/ˈleɪbəl/(n)标签；商标
  • labelling/ˈleɪbəlɪŋ/(n)贴标签；标注

Collocations

  • label as
  • label someone
  • labelled incorrectly
  • quickly labelled
  • label without
  • be labelled a

Examples

  1. 1.Journalists were quick to label the policy a failure, even before sufficient time had passed to evaluate its effects.
  2. 2.Products labelled as "sustainable" must meet specific criteria — vague claims are increasingly subject to regulatory scrutiny.

Synonyms

  • classify/ˈklæsɪfaɪ/— to put into a category
  • categorise/ˈkætɪɡəraɪz/— to place in a group
  • tag/tæɡ/— to mark with a label — informal

Etymology

from Old French "label" (a strip, a tag)